The De Blasio Paradox: Private Money and Public Schools
Education Next / By Andy Smarick
Originally published: 3.11.2014
By now, education observers are aware of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s incursion on the Big Apple’s charter sector. No one should be surprised; this was no ambuscade, no lying in wait. He publicly campaigned against charters. He actually called his predecessor’s policy of allowing charter public schools to share public-school space with district public schools “abhorrent.”